Palette Addict: Black & Orange Bedroom Idea

In my new book I have a colour cocktail called The Tangerine Dream (which was inspired by the original blog post in the series I wrote back in 2012!) which explores how to decorate with both dark and strong, striking colours in a bedroom environment. With that in mind, I wanted to explore the topic for this week’s Palette Addict post because it can be tricky to decorate successfully with orange and black. The space shown here by Aura Home is an excellent example of how to combine these two hues – by only painting black half height in the space it tempers the intense nature of the noir. The striking result this creates helps to draw the eye down to the bed, almost serving as a painted ‘frame’ for the room’s main focal point. By dressing the bed in bright orange bedding that features a stone grey diamond outline pattern as a nod to the second colour used no the walls, a co-ordinated colour palette is created. Introducing an orange accent against the dark walls and floor works well in a standalone format, as opposed to multiple decorative accessories peppered across the space, as it creates a more visually commanding look. What do you think of this bedroom scheme? Have you ever decorated with these colours in your home?

Will is a self-confessed gentleman hooked-on-hue and his motto is: beige is boring! He works as a freelance author, creative consultant and lifestyle blogger. Will has been blogging about his love of colourful design, fashion and travel since 2009, engaging an army of colour lovers across the world with his quintessential make-you-smile style.

So deliciously masculine and the geometric pattern with a little hint of natural wood in the mug and light is a beautiful balance. Orange is a really social colour and put it with black, the most unsocial colour in the spectrum, and you get an amazing drama. Yum!

I love orange but wouldn’t have thought about using it in my home – I love this room, its a fantastic space and gender neutral. I love the half/half wall. The orange is striking against the black and like you said works perfectly as a bold block rather than dispersed pops of colour.

Thanks for sharing Will, so great to hear all the positive comments about using such a strong statement in the bedroom. We love to get people thinking outside the square when decorating their bedrooms & Love your work, Tracie x